What is the Least Common Multiple of 43278 and 43294?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 43278 and 43294 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 43278 and 43294, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(43278,43294) = 2
LCM(43278,43294) = ( 43278 × 43294) / 2
LCM(43278,43294) = 1873677732 / 2
LCM(43278,43294) = 936838866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 43278 and 43294 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 43278 and 43294. First we will calculate the prime factors of 43278 and 43294.

Prime Factorization of 43278

Prime Factorization of 43294

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 43278 and 43294.

LCM(43278,43294) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7213¹ × 21647¹
LCM(43278,43294) = 936838866